Human Body Facts
The average length human hair grows in a year
What is 6 inches
The protective sack around the heart
What is the pericardium
The disorder in which there is a strong urge to move one's legs.
What is Restless-Leg Syndrome
This OTC popular name brand pain reliever was first introduced in 1955
What is Tylenol
Humans share approximately 60% of their DNA with this yellow fruit
What is a banana
These type of blood cells fight infections and diseases
What are the white blood cells
The largest artery in the body
What is the aorta
The process used to treat kidneys by removing excess water, solutes, and toxins.
What is dialysis
In 1995 the FDA approved the vaccine for this common childhood virus that causes small "pox marks" on the body.
What is Chicken Pox
The founder of modern nursing
Who is Florence Nightengale
Glycogen is the way the body stores glucose - better known by this common name
What is sugar
A type of heart failure where the heart muscle is stiff and has trouble relaxing between beats but still maintains a normal ejection fraction of at least 50% or greater.
What is HFpEF = Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
An infection of the blood
What is sepsis
The first body part first x-ray in 1895
What are the hands
What are tonsils
The thinnest area of skin on the body
What is the eyelid
The blood flows through the 4 valves of the heart in this order.
What are the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aorta valves
Term used to describe a disease common or constantly present in a given population
What is endemic
A street drug that was briefly marketed as a cough suppressant in 1898 (as it was not believed to be addictive).
What is Heroin
This organ processes pain signals from all over the body, but cannot feel pain itself.
What is the brain
The most common blood type
What is O+
A medical term used to describe a type of heart attack where a major coronary artery becomes completely blocked, preventing blood flow to the heart muscle.
What is a STEMI = ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Approximately 6 million people do not know they have this disease
What is diabetes
A medical textbook written by Henry Gray and was first published in London in 1858
What is Gray's Anatomy
The Latin term meaning "little mouse"
What is muscle